Kidaman Creek is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the Kidaman Creek had a population of 130 people.

Geography

Obi Obi Creek, a tributary of the Mary River, runs through the north-east of the locality.

History

Kidaman Creek was formerly a locality in Caloundra City and a district in

Maroochy Shire The Shire of Maroochy was a local government area about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1890 until 2008, when it ...

. Kidaman (or Kidamann) Creek State School opened in 1914 and closed about 1958. It was located near the junction of Obi Obi Road and Kidaman Creek Road (approx ). Kidaman Creek public hall opened in 1921 at 11 Kidaman Creek Road (). It was destroyed in a storm in March 1995. A new hall was built, opening in October 1998. It was sold in April 2008 to provide funds to renovate the public hall at Obi Obi. A postal receiving office opened on 20 November 1922 with a post office opening on 1 July 1927. The post office closed on 31 December 1930.

Demographics

In the , Kidaman Creek with neighbouring Obi Obi and Coolabine had a population of 427 people. In the Kidaman Creek had a population of 130 people.

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